At Lago Reclamation Yard
Starting Saturday, Sept. 18, sale of surplus materials at the
Reclamation Yard will be made on Saturdays between 7 a.m. and
12 noon.
Non-priority items such as paint cans, asbestos roofing, drums,
wire mesh, cabinets and the like can be inspected on the day of

WHAT STARTED as an afternoon of skin- LOQUAL A cuminza como un merdia di
diving turned out to be an adventure, un- zambuyamento a bira un adventure cu a
covering a part of Aruba's unrecorded past, trece na claridad un parti di Aruba su pasa-
and ending in an explosion. See page 5. do cu no ta scirbi. Mira pagina 5 pa storia.

apartments or obtain application
forms from Rosendo Nicolaas
of the Training Division. In this
program, Lago's primary con-
cern is in helping interested em-
ployees study chemical engin-
eering, but other fields of study
will receive consideration.
To be selected for the LEAP,
the employee must have demon-
strated commendable job per-
formance and indicated strong
interest in university training.
Considerations affecting selec-
tion are the need at Lago for
particular professional skills,
the applicant's proposed course
of study, acceptance at a re-
cognized university with a rea-
sonable assurance that this level
of education can be completed,
and potential of the candidate.
For students who are accept-
ed into the program, Lago gives
college preparatory training to
help prepare and orient them as
future students in college.
Courses in English, mathema-

At present thirteen employ-
ees are pursuing university stu-
dies under the Lago Educational
Assistance Program. Five more,
as reported in this issue will
follow shortly.
J. M. Ballenger, Mechanical
Manager, is chairman of the
subcommittee administering the
Lago Educational Assistance
Program. Other members are
H. C. Miller of the Technical De-
partment, C. A. Stewart, Jr., of
Comptroller's and F. S. Francis
of Industrial Relations.

sale and will be available on a
"first come, first served" basis.
The new procedure helps pro-
vide a more equitable arrange-
ment for many office workers,
process shift workers and other
employees who do not have
transportation during working
hours to go to the Reclamation
Yard. All employees now have
an equal opportunity to pur-
chase whatever non-priority
surplus materials would be use-
ful to them.
Sales of the controlled items
such as desks, chairs, tables,
kitchen sinks, light fixtures and
lavatory basins and bowls, will
also be affected. Signing for
and pick-up of these items will
also be scheduled for Saturday
mornings.
When an employee makes a
request for a controlled item to

Diasabra Lo Ta Dia

the reclamation supervisor, his
name, department and request
date are entered in a log book.
As the material becomes avail-
able, a memorandum is mailed
to the first employee on the log
list for that item.
In the past, the employee was
required to arrange for trans-
portation and pick up the item
within three days after receipt
of notification. If this was not
done, the second man on the list
was notified.
Now, the employee has until
the second Saturday following
notification. This provides, in
some cases, as much as two
weeks to arrange for transport-
ing the controlled item.
Controlled items, like the non-
priority items, will all be distri-
buted on Saturday mornings.

Long Service Men Are Special Guests
At Management Party in Esso Club
Nine thirty-year men and seven twenty-five-year men were
honored at a management party in the Esso Club on Aug. 27.
It was the first time that the award presentation ceremonies
were held at the Esso Club. Entertainment was provided by the
Hep Cats and Mariachi Perla di Aruba.
Honored for their thirty years of service were: Hose A. Figa-
roa, Balbino Erasmus, Cirilio Lade, Zacharias Kelly, Hose V.
Tromp, Vicente Briezen, Bertie I. Viapree, Dominico Maduro and
Florencio Croes. Those who received twenty-five year watches
were: Dominico G. Croes, Alejandro J. Gei, Pedro D. Croes, Ba-
silio Kelly, Bonifacio H. Boezem, Vito M. Orman, Everando
Solognier.

BONIFACIO BOEZEM, a twenty-five-year
employee accepts congratulations from Pre-
sident W. A. Murray. Mr. Boezem was one
of the sixteen long-service men honored at
a management party at the Esso Club on
Aug. 27.

An unrecorded event out of Aruba's
past came to light recently to produce
a curious riddle.
Results included a mission for the
Dutch Marines, underwater adventures,
much speculation and, finally, a giant
banquet for seagulls.
But the riddle of the aerial bomb,
discovered about 150 yards offshore be-
hind Lago's General Office Building,
remains unsolved.
The entire chain of events bore more
than a slight resemblance to a Holly-
wood suspense film and, in the final
stages, played to a large crowd of spec-
tators who lined the Rogers Beach
Dock.
Leading players in the "drama" in-
cluded vacationing students Win Ny-
strom and Liz van Ogtrop, with the
Savaneta Marines cast in strong sup-
porting roles.
The bomb was discovered for the
second time on Saturday, August 28,
when Win, Liz and Mr. and Mrs. Ny-
strom were out for an afternoon of
skindiving. Reportedly, the bomb had
been sighted earlier in the summer by
another diver, but not much credence
was given to his claim.
Upon surfacing, Win mentioned to his
father that he and Liz had sighted what
looked like a bomb. On Sunday, Mr.
Nystrom accompanied his son to the
35 foot depth to help determine the na-
ture of the object. Ii looked enough like
an aerial bomb to prompt a call on Mon-
day to the Savaneta Marines.
Meanwhile, rumors of the discovered
bomb spread throughout the island com-
munity. Newspaper, radio and TV news-
men reported the discovery and at-
tempted to determine its origin. Many
persons could recall the events sur-
rounding the attack of the German U-
Boat 156, but none could remember any
aerial activity on that side of the island.
But, as was determined by the Marine
underwater demolition crew, it defi-
nitely was an aerial bomb and not a
torpedo.
(Continued on page 6)

I THE BOMB I
(Continued from payc 5)
Perhaps no one will ever know
the real origin, but one fact is
worthy of consideration: The
nose was pointed directly at La-
go's giant cat cracker.
On Wednesday morning the
Marines landed at Rogers
Beach. The large truck with the
word "Explosieven" in imposing
black letters served as a mag-
net to attract numerous Seroe
Colorado residents. The gather-,
ing was complimented by Lago
policemen and representatives
of various newspapers. The
scene was set, the audience in
place and two boats moved out
towards the target area.
Must Be Demolished

After the threee Marine divers signed to Instrument Craft in i"on-
determined definitely that it 1947, and became a first class In.
was an aerial bomb, Capt. Hei- instrumentman in 1954. Promo- Illinois y Pennsylvania cada
neman decided, in the interests tion to foreman Instrument uno a usa mas cu 3.5 billion ga-
of safety, to demolish it. followed in 1961 He subsequent- Ion; Michigan 3.2 billion galon;
The spectators watched anx- ly worked as technical assistant y New Jersey y Florida, cada
iously from the dock as the four and area supervisor. uno mas cu 2.2 billion galon.
six-pound loads of dynamite Both Messrs. Britten and Hal-
were taken out into the water. ley have twenty years of ser- E VISTA GRANDI
Several were startled when the vice. (Contwin di pagina 2)
first explosion occurred on the E cambio den tempo por cau-
small island which was the cen-
small island which was the cen- fresh fish came floating to the sa algun inconveniencia pa al-
ter of operations: a firing cap surface along with a large, cir- gun persona. E punto aki a ser
had been tested. cular white patch of sand and consider cuidadosamente. Tam-
At last the dynamite was set, mud that was more visible from be a ser realize cu mayoria di
all swimmers were out of the shore than the explosion empleadonan di Lago ta razon-
water and safely ashore. Came- had been able y ta hendenan cu pensa-
ras were aimed at the target
area and, in the best the targetollywood Now the chase was on. Crews meto franco ora nan word
traditi and, n the best Hollywood of both boats manned their ves- dun tur e hechonan. Consider
held. 3 .2.. 1 0 and.. sels and raced to challenge e siguiente puntonan.
And, with all possible danger hundreds of seagulls for the1 Promer, lo ta sumamente ra-
eliminated, the suspense thriller harvest of fresh fish. ro, por ehempel, pa un empleado
turned into a comic chase. The riddle of the aerial bomb pidi tempo liber pa bishita un
The explosion, though not remains unsolved, but the cur- pacus pafor pa cumpra un me-
spectacular to the above water ious chain of events provided sa, stoel of otro articulonan per-
viewer, had considerable effects both food for thought and sonal. Esaki ta articulonan cu
on the permanent residents of otherwise. normalmente ta ser cumpri den
the deep. A goodly number of Ask any seagull. su oranan liber. Ya esaki loke
the deep A goodly number of Ask any seagull. ta envolvi aki tambe articulo-
S, | nan personal.
I Looking at the Big Picture Segundo, y mas importan-
tned fro pge te, Lago por ta sigur cu tur su
(Contined from pe empleadonan ta di acuerdo cu
duce the expense of having that many employees away from the medionan nobo cu ta uda nos
job site. The new procedure makes this possible without curtail- mantene nos position competiti-
ing the benefits of the service in any way. vo sin reduci personal.
The change of times may cause some inconvenience to a few Den e case aki, no tin ningun
individuals. This point was considered carefully. It was also question di reduction di perso-
realized that most Lago employees are reasonable and clear- nal.
thinking persons when given all the facts. Consider these Gasto ta e factor principal
thoughts: den determination di position
First, it would be highly unusual, for example, for an em- competitive. Pesey, un modo di
ployee to request time off to visit a downtown store to buy a opera mas eficiente mester ta
table, chair or other personal item. These are items normally algo cu ta di interest y preocupa-
purchased in off-duty hours This is what is involved here per- cion pa cada uno di nos. Esaki
sonal items. ta pa mutuo beneficio di nos
Secondly, and most important, Lago can be sure that all its tur.
employees welcome new means that help maintain our competi- Ta posibel cu tin otro medio-
tive position without manpower reduction. nan, similar na e cambio den
In this case, there is no manpower question whatsoever. compras di materialnan surplus,
Cost is the main factor in determining competitive position. A cual ta rebaha gasto sin afecta
more efficient operation, then should be the active concern of e cantidad di personal Ta e res-
each and everyone of us. It is for mutual benefit. ponsabilidad personal di cada
Possibly, there are other ways, similar to the change in sur- uno di nos pa busca e medionan
plus materials purchases, which reduces expense without in- aki. Luego, nos mester laga nos
volving manpower. To look for these means is the personal res- pensamento ser conoci, sea door
ponsibility o f each and everyone of us. Then, we must make our di discuti nan of door di e pro-
thoughts known, either through discussion or through the Coin- grama di Coin-Your-Ideas.
Your-Ideas program. Pensamento sano ta trece ac-
Sound thinking leads to sound action which benefits all of cion sano local ta na bene-
us. ficio di nos tur.